Scope and Content

Reviews of books by Selincourt, 1926-1942; transcripts of works by Selincourt, lectures and talks given by him, 1927-1936; proof copies of Selincourt's publications, 1926-1947; typescripts of excerpts from the Prelude ; scrap-books of press-cuttings relating to reviews of his works; offprints of articles; manuscripts of works on Arnold, Browne, Browning, Bunyan, Chatterton, Cowper, Education, Fuller, Lamb, Landor, Shakespeare, Shelley, Thackery and Traherne and Vaughan.

Administrative / Biographical History

Ernest de Selincourt, 1870-1943, scholar and literary critic; educated at Dulwich and University College, Oxford; where he obtained a second class in Literae Humaniores, 1894. Selincourt became a university lecturer in English in 1899, was Professor of English at University of Birmingham, 1908-1935 and Vice-Principal at Birmingham, 1931-1935. Selincourt edited the works of Keats, Spenser, and William and Dorothy Wordsworth; was Professor of Poetry at Oxford, 1928-1933, and was made a Fellow of the British Academy in 1927.

Reference: The Dictionary of National Biography: The Concise Dictionary, Part II ( Oxford University Press,Oxford, 1961 ).

For further reading about the University of Birmingham see: Eric Ives, Diane Drummond, Leonard Schwarz The First Civic University: Birmingham 1880-1980 An Introductory History ( The University of University of Birmingham Press. 2000 ).

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type.

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Access to all registered researchers.

Acquisition Information

This collection was deposited in 1966 by Selincourt's son.

Other Finding Aids

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the University Archivist, Special Collections. Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Special Collections will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.

Accruals

Further deposits are not expected.

Related Material

University of Birmingham Information Services, Special Collections Department also holds the archives of the University of Birmingham and archives of other former staff, officials and students.